International Sign

International Sign
International Sign
Region	contact between sign languages, international contact between deaf people
Language family	pidgin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ils
Glottolog	inte1259

International Sign (IS) is a pidgin sign language^[1] which is used in a variety of different contexts, particularly as an international auxiliary language at meetings such as the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) congress, in some^[2] European Union settings,^[3]^[4]^[5] and at some UN conferences,^[3]^[5]^[6] at events such as the Deaflympics, the Miss & Mister Deaf World, and Eurovision,^[7] and informally when travelling and socialising.

Linguists do not agree on what the term International Sign means precisely, and empirically derived dictionaries are lacking.

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^ Langensiepen, Katrin (15 September 2021). "EU State of the Union: Why no sign Language interpretation?". The Parliament Magazine. Merit Group. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "International Sign Interpreter". World Association of Sign Language Interpreters. WASLI. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ Pelea, Alina. "International Sign: Interested in perfecting your skills as an interpreter in international sign". Knowledge Centre on Interpretation. European Commission. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b de Wit, Maya; Crasborn, Onno; Napier, Jemina (25 January 2021). "Interpreting international sign: mapping the interpreter's profile". The Interpreter and Translator Trainer. 15 (2): 205–24. doi:10.1080/1750399X.2020.1868172. hdl:2066/230291. S2CID 234031206.
^ International Sign Interpretation at United Nations Meetings (PDF) (Report). World Federation of the Deaf. August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-01-04.
^ "Eurovision 2016 to be broadcast with international sign performances". Eurovision Song Contest. 22 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2022.